CALL FOR PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS 2018
Queer Thriving in the Current Social & Political Climate
Keynote Speaker: Mignon Moore, PhD, Barnard College
Mignon Moore (Ph.D., University of Chicago 1998) is Associate Professor of sociology at Barnard College. Her research interests are in the fields of family, race, gender, sexuality, aging and qualitative methods. She is the recipient of a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar position, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Early Career Award, and a Human Rights Campaign award for her work and outreach with LGBT communities of color. Her first book is called Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships and Motherhood among Black Women, (2011 University of California Press). Her current research is supported by an NIH grant to examine health and social support for sexual minority seniors and determine the ways community institutions can be of service to this population. She is also preparing a new book-length manuscript on the social histories of African American LGBT elders. Before joining Barnard in 2015 she was Assistant Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and Associate Professor of Sociology at UCLA, where she co-directed the Resource Centers on Minority Aging Research at the School of Medicine and served as vice-chair of African-American Studies.
Methods Workshops:
Dr. Russell Toomey is an associate professor of Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona. Dr. Toomey's research examines the processes by which youth with multiple marginalized identities thrive and are resilient despite the barriers and challenges they encounter in society (e.g., discrimination). His workshop will focus on the integration of an intersectionality lens in quantitative research with LGBTQ populations.
Dr. Soo Ah Kwon is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Uncivil Youth: Race, Activism, and Affirmative Governmentality (Duke University Press, 2013) and co-editor of South Korea’s Educational Exodus: The Life and Times of Early Study Abroad (University of Washington Press, 2015). She is currently writing a book titled Youth Participation and the Making of Global Citizens. The workshop will provide a brief outline of ethnographic methods. Attendees will develop an ethnographic methodology plan as an outcome.
Date: May 24-25, 2018
Location: iHotel and Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2018
Cost: Registration is $35 per day or $60 for both days.
Program: This year’s program builds upon the success of the past five LGBTQ Research Symposiums that provided researchers with an opportunity to present, and discuss challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned while conducting social science research with LGBTQ populations. Our 2018 theme is Queer Thriving in the Current Social & Political Climate.
This year’s symposium will be two full days! On Day 1 (Thursday, May 24, 2018) there will be methodological workshops, poster presentations, and a networking event. The program for Day 2 (Friday, May 25, 2018) will include Dr. Moore’s keynote address and a variety of breakout sessions, each including 3-4 panel speakers. The detailed program will be posted on our website (lgbtresearch.weebly.com) by April 15, 2018.
Call for Proposals: We encourage proposals on the theme but it is not required. Proposals for presentations should fall into one or more of the following categories:
Request for Proposals details: Proposals should be submitted online at: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/9325280 and limited to 750 words. Submissions from students are especially encouraged. Proposals may be submitted in the form of paper presentations, panel discussions, or posters. Accepted paper presentations will be formed into groups of 3 or 4 per session based on similar topics. Panel discussions consist of four presenters and last 80 minutes. Notification of acceptance will be emailed by March 15, 2018. All presenters will be asked to confirm their attendance by April 1, 2018.
The Outstanding Student Paper Award: Students with accepted presentations will have the opportunity to apply for the Outstanding Student Paper Award by April 1, 2018.
Outstanding Paper from an Emerging Scholar Award: New faculty with accepted presentations will have the opportunity to apply for the award by April 1, 2018. Eligible for this award are people who have earned their PhD in the last five years (since 2013).
Planning Committee:
Graduate Students: Jasmine Routon, MA, Department of Human Development & Family Studies; Jacob Goffnett, MSW, School of Social Work; Alyssa Billington, MA, Department of Human Development & Family Studies.
Faculty: Ramona Oswald, PhD, Department of Human Development and Family Studies; Shawn Mendez, PhD, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at University of North Carolina- Asheville.
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Registration is now open! Register here.
Queer Thriving in the Current Social & Political Climate
Keynote Speaker: Mignon Moore, PhD, Barnard College
Mignon Moore (Ph.D., University of Chicago 1998) is Associate Professor of sociology at Barnard College. Her research interests are in the fields of family, race, gender, sexuality, aging and qualitative methods. She is the recipient of a Russell Sage Foundation Visiting Scholar position, the Woodrow Wilson Foundation Early Career Award, and a Human Rights Campaign award for her work and outreach with LGBT communities of color. Her first book is called Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships and Motherhood among Black Women, (2011 University of California Press). Her current research is supported by an NIH grant to examine health and social support for sexual minority seniors and determine the ways community institutions can be of service to this population. She is also preparing a new book-length manuscript on the social histories of African American LGBT elders. Before joining Barnard in 2015 she was Assistant Professor of Sociology at Columbia University and Associate Professor of Sociology at UCLA, where she co-directed the Resource Centers on Minority Aging Research at the School of Medicine and served as vice-chair of African-American Studies.
Methods Workshops:
Dr. Russell Toomey is an associate professor of Family Studies and Human Development at the University of Arizona. Dr. Toomey's research examines the processes by which youth with multiple marginalized identities thrive and are resilient despite the barriers and challenges they encounter in society (e.g., discrimination). His workshop will focus on the integration of an intersectionality lens in quantitative research with LGBTQ populations.
Dr. Soo Ah Kwon is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Human Development & Family Studies at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She is the author of Uncivil Youth: Race, Activism, and Affirmative Governmentality (Duke University Press, 2013) and co-editor of South Korea’s Educational Exodus: The Life and Times of Early Study Abroad (University of Washington Press, 2015). She is currently writing a book titled Youth Participation and the Making of Global Citizens. The workshop will provide a brief outline of ethnographic methods. Attendees will develop an ethnographic methodology plan as an outcome.
Date: May 24-25, 2018
Location: iHotel and Conference Center, 1900 S 1st St, Champaign, IL 61820
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2018
Cost: Registration is $35 per day or $60 for both days.
Program: This year’s program builds upon the success of the past five LGBTQ Research Symposiums that provided researchers with an opportunity to present, and discuss challenges, opportunities, and lessons learned while conducting social science research with LGBTQ populations. Our 2018 theme is Queer Thriving in the Current Social & Political Climate.
This year’s symposium will be two full days! On Day 1 (Thursday, May 24, 2018) there will be methodological workshops, poster presentations, and a networking event. The program for Day 2 (Friday, May 25, 2018) will include Dr. Moore’s keynote address and a variety of breakout sessions, each including 3-4 panel speakers. The detailed program will be posted on our website (lgbtresearch.weebly.com) by April 15, 2018.
Call for Proposals: We encourage proposals on the theme but it is not required. Proposals for presentations should fall into one or more of the following categories:
- Original research with LGBTQ populations
- Conceptual, theoretical, and/or methodological issues associated with LGBTQ research
- Incorporating LGBTQ research in practice settings and community advocacy.
Request for Proposals details: Proposals should be submitted online at: https://illinois.edu/fb/sec/9325280 and limited to 750 words. Submissions from students are especially encouraged. Proposals may be submitted in the form of paper presentations, panel discussions, or posters. Accepted paper presentations will be formed into groups of 3 or 4 per session based on similar topics. Panel discussions consist of four presenters and last 80 minutes. Notification of acceptance will be emailed by March 15, 2018. All presenters will be asked to confirm their attendance by April 1, 2018.
The Outstanding Student Paper Award: Students with accepted presentations will have the opportunity to apply for the Outstanding Student Paper Award by April 1, 2018.
Outstanding Paper from an Emerging Scholar Award: New faculty with accepted presentations will have the opportunity to apply for the award by April 1, 2018. Eligible for this award are people who have earned their PhD in the last five years (since 2013).
Planning Committee:
Graduate Students: Jasmine Routon, MA, Department of Human Development & Family Studies; Jacob Goffnett, MSW, School of Social Work; Alyssa Billington, MA, Department of Human Development & Family Studies.
Faculty: Ramona Oswald, PhD, Department of Human Development and Family Studies; Shawn Mendez, PhD, Department of Sociology and Anthropology at University of North Carolina- Asheville.
For more information, please contact: [email protected]
Registration is now open! Register here.
1900 S. 1st St. Champaign, IL 61820 The conference will once again be held at the I Hotel and Conference Center in Champaign, IL. Reserve your rooms early before they book up: http://stayatthei.com/ A block of rooms is being held for our event until April, 23, 2018. Mention the event LGBTQ18 to receive the rate of $139 for Wednesday and Thursday nights and $165 for Friday night. |